Pretty interesting chapter as a whole ^^
Some pretty nice parallels btw the two duos (Sanji/Zoro and Queen/King) this chapter, with each individual group getting an awesome double spread. Not to mention that the "Hanagata" analogy that Oda used to refer to Sanji and Zoro this chapter is basically what "Okanban" is, except that the later is a term specific to Rakugo ^^. So right now we basically have the top stars of the main opposing crews in this monumental battle battling it out on the Live Floor with the bulk of Onigashima watching~! Honestly this fight has the potential to be insane~! and I have very strong inkling that Sanji and Zoro are gonna flexing real hard on the calamities so I'm ready for it
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That said, it'd be interesting to see whether Oda decides to split them up for 1 v 1s or goes for 2 v 2 instead ^^. I'd wager it'd be the later not only coz of the current setup but coz it'd be pretty unique and also interesting to see just how well Sanji and Zoro can fight together if they choose too ^^.
Also the editor basically spells out the obvious to us this chapter with the wing analogy again so glad that is cleared up :cheers:
Other fights also have the potential to be pretty hype as well~!
- No idea how Killer v Hawkins goes but the fact that Killer has a 8% chance of survival against Hawkins and not 0% even with the later having such an overwhelming advantage is a strong indication that Hawkins' ability is not as full proof as it may seem imo.
- Loved the clash of ideals btw Raizo and Fuku and I think this one has the potentially to end really quickly with Fukurokuju praising Raizo's sheer talent for Ninjutsu this chapter ^^ and that admission for me personally, would justify a Raizo win even with him being pretty beat up going into this fight. So the next time this fight gets focus, I suspect Oda wraps it up with Raizo using some insane type of ninjutsu
. Will lose my shit if it ends up being kuchiyose
lol
- Don't really like Kidd getting injured in a fight he's already disadvantaged in as it just screams
cop out to me
but it could be pretty interesting depending on how Oda chooses to write it ^^
- Inu v Jack tho just feels like a pretty weird one to me ^^". We got progress in each of the remaining fights except that one so it's quite possible that Oda just off-screens it
. That said, if Oda does plan to kill off Inu then I'd rather he does it on screen 🙏🏿
- Lastly on Neko v Perorin, I still strongly believe that it will end up being Carrot v Perorin but I like this development as I reckon Oda could potentially use this fight to show Carrot a way she can win against Perospero, maybe a tip on how to draw out the full potential of Sulong or sumin like that
. Will be interesting to see regardless ^^